Tiny Baubles
by enticing

Comment:
I like the bubbles, I wish the ones that had the fantastic focus were a little more prominent instead of tucked in the background of the photo. The lighting is spot on and there is nice color contrasts. That said, though I find the bubbles themselves interesting due to their sparkle, the rest of the photograph's elements do not grab me at all and I find myself losing interest quickly. Perhaps if there was a way to isolate that one leaf with those perfect balls/bubbles of water so the focus could be on there, it would up the interest and wow factor by a lot. I gave a 4

Inside the ...
by nikmatic

Comment:
Beautiful colors and lovely clarity with the fruit/veg and bubble. Is this fruit/veg in ice held up? If so it certainly gives a very nice crispness and lets light diffuse very well. I love the clean feeling of the image. Focus is good, lighting is great, composition is interesting. If I'd change one thing I'd do something to give the sky just a bit more color interest, right now it seems a bit TOO bland compared to how vibrant the fruit/vegetables look, the shiny nature of the "bubble" almost highlights how dull the color of the sky is. Still a wonderfully interesting shot. I gave a 7.

Zen Master
by dsa157

Comment:
"Beginna Luck" - Mr. Myagi. Seriously, I really like this image. Nice clarity, and lighting. I like the play of the shadows obscuring part of the face and the clothes blending into the background. The composition is good but I would've preferred that most of the focus be on the chopsticks holding the bubble, instead of the model's face. Right now the bubble seems incidental instead of central. There is some soft focus on the arm that is a bit distracting and I'd like for the entire chopstick to be in the image instead of cut off at the end. Overall I gave a 6.

Energizer
by photomartyn

Comment:
I could've sworn I already voted and commented on this.. must not have gone through. Alright.. I like the contrasts, the way the light has been used to make the loops, I like the bluish color tones as well. The focus looks a bit off on the flower and its very difficult to discern the bubble due to the darker nature of the image. I don't know if this is to obscure that it is a glass bowl of some sort or some other reason. Either way it meets the challenge but I wish I could see just a bit more of the "bubble" since that should be the focus of the image. I'm also not sure if I like the straight on composition, maybe something shifted to a corner so there was more negative space.. hard to say with the tones if that wouldn't wipe out more details or not. Overall I gave a 6.

Bubbles
by aaronb532

Comment:
Very nice color! I like how everything looks suspended and floating. I also like how you can see the other bubbles reflected in the ones in the foreground. There's something a little hazy about the focus though that's throwing me off a bit. I do not know if its due to compression or a softer focus out of the camera. I do like the metallic sheen that is shown though. I gave a 6.

Look Daddy
by well7430

Comment:
Hm. It meets the challenge, obviously. Great clarity and focus. Lighting looks good, but I'm not sure about the composition. I can't tell if it has an unnatural flatness emotionally because of the lack of color or not - I'm just not being drawn into this image. Maybe its because only the child's eyes are showing and they look almost angry the way the eyebrows are set, perhaps if the whole face was showing and you could see if he were smiling or not that might bring a lighter emotion into it for me. All in all I gave a 5.

Just Levels
by dragor

Comment:
Great color and the simplicity of the composition is nice. There is a hot spot in the yellow on the left which is a bit distracting. Certainly bubbles so it meets the challenge and the contrasts shown are interesting. I gave a 5.

Mesmerized
by jonnie

Comment:
Ha! Fantastic image. I LOVE the facial expression the cat has, almost cross-eyed and clearly mesmerized. The focus is fantastic, lighting is wonderful, not too harsh and not so soft that you lose the details of the fur or its softness. Nice use of black background to pump up the cinnamony color of the cat's fur. I think this could be perfect for a calendar or even a greeting card! Very well done (don't let anyone complain about having cats in your image get to you), the expression is priceless. I gave a 7.

Blowing bubbles
by louisdv

Comment:
Very nice use of light, highlights the young child's face very well, there's a nice warm glow/tone to the skin. I like the technique of the focus used here, shallow depth so the background blends.. but... I think due to the nature of the challenge, the bubbles should be the items in focus, not the child. Or they should both be in focus. I think its a lovely image, the technique is excellent, I just think from a compositional aspect the bubbles should be precedent or at least have equal play (focus-wise) as the child. Still, a darling image that brings to mind childhood and its fun. I gave a 6.

MMMMMM Good Head
by NstiG8tr

Comment:
Heh. Bubbles galore! I think the composition is decent, but the lighting could be a bit more dramatic and add quite a bit of depth to the image. The brightness on the right is very distracting. I'd suggest having the light set to diffuse through the liquid to highlight the richness of color. I think an image like this also needs a dark background to act as a contrast and also help pump up the hue. The title mentions head and so that's where my eye goes for a focus, but much of the foam is unfocused or obscured in shadow, so a fill light of some sort might help bring those details out. The idea is good, there is a lot of aspects to work with but despite the foamy nature of the image, this one leaves me a bit flat. I gave a 3.